On January 21, 2026, the Los Angeles County Superior Court quietly clarified how parties may purchase reporter’s transcripts on appeal—reshaping the financial and procedural mechanics behind who pays, who receives copies, and how the official record moves forward. While technical on its face, the change touches the core of appellate practice: access to the words that ultimately decide cases.
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When the Record Goes Missing – Digital Recording, Judicial Discretion, and the Fragility of the Official Court Record
As courts increasingly replace stenographic reporters with digital recording systems, the promise of efficiency collides with a harder truth: a recording is not the same as a reliable record. When equipment fails, speakers overlap, or entire proceedings go unrecorded, there is no safety net. The cost savings vanish quickly—leaving judges, attorneys, and litigants to reckon with what was lost.
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